Mariette Hartley

Review: Mariette Hartley shines in 'The Morini Strad' at the Colony

2012-11-27 11:00:00

“When one is young, one hears only the word 'great.' When one is less young, one hears only the word 'next.' ”� So says the spiky centrifuge of “The Morini Strad” at the Colony Theatre. In its elegant West Coast premiere, Willy...

Anne Commire dies at 72; playwright tackled women's hardships

2012-04-06 23:15:00

Playwright Anne Commire wrote about subjects certain to make her audience squirm, repeatedly confronting what she called "the breaking points of women." "The idea of someone who's continuously being pushed to the edge is what fascinates me," she once...

Ex-celebrity account manager charged with stealing from clients

2012-04-11 21:35:44

Financial manager who bilked celebrities gets five years in prison

2012-04-19 16:37:26

'Big Love' recap: To protect and to reform

2011-01-24 04:34:17

This weekend: ‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘Once Upon a Time’

2013-03-01 16:41:40

Ed Asner Returns To Former American Shakespeare Theatre

2013-01-09 11:09:00

Ed Asner surveyed the building and grounds of what used to be the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford Tuesday morning. It’s turf the seven-time Emmy Award winner (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant,” “...

Year in Review: City manager Mike Flad leaves, Burbank sees first homicide in 3 years, Rebecca Mieliwocki recognized by Obama

2012-12-29 05:00:00

A massive manhunt for a missing FBI agent, the surprise departure of the city’s chief executive, a National Teacher of the Year, tragic suicide and long-sought closure for the family of a murdered Burbank police officer. The year 2012 was full of...

Success of 'Morini Strad' boosts cash-strapped Colony Theatre

2012-12-26 07:02:00

“The Morini Strad,” the surprise hit playing at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, has generated enough revenue for the cash-strapped venue to produce the next play of its season, the thriller “I’ll Be Back Before Midnight,”...

Colony's production is worth checking out

2012-12-11 17:12:00

This letter is to praise Burbank’s Colony Theatre production of “The Morini Strad.” Willy Holtzman’s play about Erica Morini, a Viennese violin diva who made her debut at the age of 12, focuses on Morini’s final days as she...

Theater of survival

2012-12-09 09:58:00

Actress Mariette Hartley has been through drama before, with decades of experience in film, television and on local stages, beginning with a Los Angeles production of “A Midsummer Night's Dream” with Bert Lahr. But she experienced suspense...

Play is proof of Colony's quality

2012-12-07 17:34:00

On Sunday afternoon we witnessed one of the finest live theater performances we have ever seen: Mariette Hartley starring in “The Morini Strad” at the Colony Theatre. She received a prolonged standing ovation from a very emotional audience....

Mariette Hartley and David Nevell in "The Morini Strad," the current production at the Colony Theatre in Burbank. An urgent fundraising push enabled the non-profit theater to remain open and present the play. Additional funds are needed before the end of the year.

2012-12-09 10:05:00

When you see a great Peckinpah film like his second feature, "Ride the High Country" (1962), you feel that the director has found a way to tell a story that lays his own soul across the screen. This movie celebrates a hero of self-control.

2010-05-19 14:11:45

Leslie Nielsen and Mariette Hartley, 1965 file photo.

2009-03-19 08:38:18